Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer will lead a bipartisan delegation of senators on a visit to China, Japan and South Korea this month as part of an effort to advance U.S. interests in the region, his office confirmed.Three Democrats and three Republicans will make up the delegation led by Schumer and Sen. Mike Crapo , the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee. The group will travel once the Senate recesses in October, according to a statement from Schumer’s office.
The visit comes at a time of tensions between Washington and Beijing, and members of the delegation — including Sen. Bill Cassidy , Sen. John Neely Kennedy , Sen. Maggie Hassan and Sen. Jon Ossoff — are likely to be confronted with points of disagreement between their governments, including on human rights, trade and geopolitics.in recent months in an effort to improve relations, starting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June, followed by Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen and John F.
But China’s president could agree to a meeting to signal his intention to attend the APEC Summit — and to demonstrate confidence as he faces challenges at home, including an“He can’t be seen as hiding from the big problems,” including China’s worsening relations with the United States, Daly said. The senators in seeking this meeting also want to project confidence and show the American public that they defended U.S. workers and businesses overseas and remonstrated Beijing over policies Washington perceives as a violation of its own national security, Daly said. U.S. officials also want to reassure concerned allies, including in Europe, that they “are interested in responsible management of this rivalry,” he said.
The delegation is also expected to touch on some of the most sensitive issues in the U.S.-China relationships during the trip, including human rights and the